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Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

148 reviews

buggieop's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Vomit, and Sexism

kittycatlover's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Greatest book ever

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Vomit

kitsunbae's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Jurassic Park is a thoroughly enjoyable read. For those who adored the films, the book will bring even more tension, adventure and mystery to the series. 

I've always loved dinosaurs growing up, and as such, I loved the films. However, the book brings my love to a whole new level. The book hosts darker, tension-packed scenes that the film lacked. The backstory of InGen shows the total lack of care for the public and the greed of those in power. All they want is money, fame, and more money. Hammond himself is shown to be a crueler man than his film counterpart. 

I grew to care for most of the cast, some more than I expected, and the teamwork they display trying to survive a hellscape is honestly next level. The tension is so thick I couldn't put the book down! There were so many differences to that of the film that I was left wondering what would happen next even though I'd seen the films countless times. 

Overall, I loved this book. It was intense, dark, funny in its own way, and gave me a fear of dinosaurs I didn't have before. Crichton really conveys just how animalistic dinosaurs would have been. They'd be lead by nothing but instinct. It's haunting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Child abuse, Cursing, and Animal cruelty

whatifem's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Medical trauma, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

katndrsn's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Gore, and Death

Minor: Animal death

temeela's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Sometimes you read famous books or books turned into film and can't help but wonder why they became so popular to begin with, this however was not one of those cases. Jurassic Park was masterfully written and conveys very skillfully the dread and wonder of finding yourself defenseless on an island full of long-extinct and dangerous dinosaurs. Some characters you might love, some characters you will definitely hate, for various reasons, but they still feel right.

That said, got damn it Lex, I know you are a child, but get a god-damn read of the room, you, living by the end of the book, was my biggest gripe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

iono's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Blood, Gore, and Medical content

esslesmcgee's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, Body horror, Excrement, and Violence

Minor: Confinement

minimalistvampyre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I haven't read a book that genuinely frightened me in a very long time. I read this novel in one sitting, heart pounding in my chest. Definitely buying my own copy soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Animal death, Gun violence, Gore, and Murder

itsalljustsemantics's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, and Violence